TTT V: Scarring America's youth, one PIITB sesh at a time.

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Geezer golf crew...want to get a good beginner setup tomorrow on Black Friday. Be on the lookout pls.

I buy clubs used at half price, not sure I'd buy new. I think the Ping G series irons are the best game improvement clubs on the market after hitting a ton of clubs. Go one or two generations back and get them at half price or even less.

I think Cobras are the best bang for buck clubs.

2ndswing.com

globalgolf.com

rockbottomgolf.com

and ebay of course.

^^^global golf has 5-10% off the USED clubs.

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Tested positive for the flu
Creatine levels are high(not sure I spelled it right but it is looking at muscle breakdowns via the blood)
Looks like he was having bad muscle reactions to the flu, looking promising

When getting the flu is GOOD news!


Happy thanksgiving all!


RR - saw you in Turkey Burn - I rode a 60m PZ instead. Not a Ra Ra Robin fan.

[jamalfudge]

Tested positive for the flu
Creatine levels are high(not sure I spelled it right but it is looking at muscle breakdowns via the blood)
Looks like he was having bad muscle reactions to the flu, looking promising

Good to hear, man-flus are no joke.

[engj]

Good luck with all the families, hope its a party.

[Fawnl]

Glad to hear 5x10! It’s creatinine I think. Hope he can get some rest and he stops hurting so much.

Happy turkey day muricans!!!

[TXBuddy]

Made a Meatloaf last night. Dripped meat juice in the oven and smoked up the whole house last night. All doors and windows opened.

Today, we had a family over for pie dessert. Ran the oven and started smoking the house again...ugh. Back up plan ended up being old ice cream and popsicles from the freezer.

Oven is clean now...jeez.

[litljay]

Glad it's just the flu 5x. That's good news.

TVK, listen to the toad. I've only purchased 1 club new and that was my driver 2 years ago when I was playing regularly. Everything else has been 2nd or 3rd hand. That's going back 20+ years.

Gix - talk to me about going from a truck to a car. How was it? Difficult? Missing something? I'm considering a sedan right now and it scares me to death. It sounds fun, but haven't driven a car as a daily since '95.
Audit S8 is what I'm considering. We have 6 road trips in the next ~6 months (2 to Vegas, 2 to Reno, and at least 2 bay area). Vegas is about a 6 hour drive and Reno is about 5 hours from where we are. Even he used varieties aren't cheap, but nothing compared to new. I considered a cts-v a couple of years ago and passed at the time. Maybe I need to get in the position to have that 3rd fun vehicle.

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Glad it's just the flu 5x. That's good news.

TVK, listen to the toad. I've only purchased 1 club new and that was my driver 2 years ago when I was playing regularly. Everything else has been 2nd or 3rd hand. That's going back 20+ years.

Gix - talk to me about going from a truck to a car. How was it? Difficult? Missing something? I'm considering a sedan right now and it scares me to death. It sounds fun, but haven't driven a car as a daily since '95.
Audit S8 is what I'm considering. We have 6 road trips in the next ~6 months (2 to Vegas, 2 to Reno, and at least 2 bay area). Vegas is about a 6 hour drive and Reno is about 5 hours from where we are. Even he used varieties aren't cheap, but nothing compared to new. I considered a cts-v a couple of years ago and passed at the time. Maybe I need to get in the position to have that 3rd fun vehicle.

An Audi s8 is a hell of a car. I went from trucks and SUVs my whole life to my current audi a6. No ragrets as long as wife has an SUV.

[litljay]

An Audi s8 is a hell of a car. I went from trucks and SUVs my whole life to my current audi a6. No ragrets as long as wife has an SUV.

Wifey has a Yukon. I'm pretty indecisive these days. Don't know what the hell I'm going to do...probably nothing and keep driving what I've got. I've gotta buy my oldest's first car soon too. Looking for her a car turned into looking for me a car LOL.

[engj]

Gix - talk to me about going from a truck to a car. How was it? Difficult? Missing something? I'm considering a sedan right now and it scares me to death. It sounds fun, but haven't driven a car as a daily since '95.

Audit S8 is what I'm considering. We have 6 road trips in the next ~6 months (2 to Vegas, 2 to Reno, and at least 2 bay area). Vegas is about a 6 hour drive and Reno is about 5 hours from where we are. Even he used varieties aren't cheap, but nothing compared to new. I considered a cts-v a couple of years ago and passed at the time. Maybe I need to get in the position to have that 3rd fun vehicle.

Wifey has a Yukon. I'm pretty indecisive these days. Don't know what the hell I'm going to do...probably nothing and keep driving what I've got. I've gotta buy my oldest's first car soon too. Looking for her a car turned into looking for me a car LOL.

I am having the exact conversations with myself, difference being wife has an Explorer not a Tahoe and I've built the same Tesla S and 3 on their website about 8 times now.

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Wifey has a Yukon. I'm pretty indecisive these days. Don't know what the hell I'm going to do...probably nothing and keep driving what I've got. I've gotta buy my oldest's first car soon too. Looking for her a car turned into looking for me a car LOL.

Have you test driven an S8? Would be hard to hold off afterwards. It's a giant car that handles and accelerates like a little mid engine car.

[twovalvekid]

I buy clubs used at half price, not sure I'd buy new. I think the Ping G series irons are the best game improvement clubs on the market after hitting a ton of clubs. Go one or two generations back and get them at half price or even less.

I think Cobras are the best bang for buck clubs.

2ndswing.com

globalgolf.com

rockbottomgolf.com

and ebay of course.

^^^global golf has 5-10% off the USED clubs.

I got a new set from Rock Bottom for 250ish shipped. Tour Edge Bazooka 260 set. For that price I figured what the hell.

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I got a new set from Rock Bottom for 250ish shipped. Tour Edge Bazooka 260 set. For that price I figured what the hell.

Awesome. Great website

[litljay]

Have you test driven an S8? Would be hard to hold off afterwards. It's a giant car that handles and accelerates like a little mid engine car.

Not an S, but drove an A8 L with the 3.0T. Man it's a nice car, but felt like an old man land yacht. When I'm 60 maybe that'll be the car .

The closest "S" car is in the bay area, a couple hour drive away for me. May need to make a weekend trip to So Cal and drive one. The price range for a used version is kinda silly, but quite a bit cheaper than new. I'm not real scared of the potential pricey Audi maintenance as long as I can find a low mileage version.
I'm always amazed that there are 3 year old cars with less than 10k miles on them.

[jamalfudge]

Do you guys do any kind of archery? We put an order in for a youth kit for my boy and I kind of want to get until it myself.

[5x10]

Wifey has a Yukon. I'm pretty indecisive these days. Don't know what the hell I'm going to do...probably nothing and keep driving what I've got. I've gotta buy my oldest's first car soon too. Looking for her a car turned into looking for me a car LOL.

I am having the exact conversations with myself, difference being wife has an Explorer not a Tahoe and I've built the same Tesla S and 3 on their website about 8 times now.

its just too hard for me to spend the $$$
Ive gotten the new car bug, but waiting on it ultimately squashes the desire

[litljay]

Do you guys do any kind of archery? We put an order in for a youth kit for my boy and I kind of want to get until it myself.

Had a Hoyt bow in College. Sold it about 10 years ago after it collected dust for 10 years. Spent a couple falls in the mountains here and 1 fall in Iowa in a tree. Never killed anything with it. It was a lot of fun to shoot though.

its just too hard for me to spend the $$$
Ive gotten the new car bug, but waiting on it ultimately squashes the desire

It's not easy 5x. I've had this sport sedan bug before and ultimately passed for my current truck. Here I am again considering a sedan. This time though my truck is only at 80k miles. It's at the point that if I wait another year, I lose about $10k in resell. If I wait a year, might as well wait 2-3 years more. The other kicker is that Sedan's don't hold their value worth a chit. A new Audi S8 runs $120k. A 2017 with 30k miles is about $65k. A 2013 with 60k miles is about $30k. Granted the used Audi comes with a pretty spooky thought of expensive repairs which turns a lot of people off.
Think I'll put my truck for sale locally and see what happens. If it sells, I'll have to get something which will push me in some direction.

[TXBuddy]

Had a Hoyt bow in College. Sold it about 10 years ago after it collected dust for 10 years. Spent a couple falls in the mountains here and 1 fall in Iowa in a tree. Never killed anything with it. It was a lot of fun to shoot though.



It's not easy 5x. I've had this sport sedan bug before and ultimately passed for my current truck. Here I am again considering a sedan. This time though my truck is only at 80k miles. It's at the point that if I wait another year, I lose about $10k in resell. If I wait a year, might as well wait 2-3 years more. The other kicker is that Sedan's don't hold their value worth a chit. A new Audi S8 runs $120k. A 2017 with 30k miles is about $65k. A 2013 with 60k miles is about $30k. Granted the used Audi comes with a pretty spooky thought of expensive repairs which turns a lot of people off.
Think I'll put my truck for sale locally and see what happens. If it sells, I'll have to get something which will push me in some direction.

How about a Dodge Charger, widebody, Scat Pack? Nice inside, lots of power, decent mileage, and masculine. About $50k MSRP I think

[SillieBazzillie]

Tested positive for the flu
Creatine levels are high(not sure I spelled it right but it is looking at muscle breakdowns via the blood)
Looks like he was having bad muscle reactions to the flu, looking promising

Good news 5x10. Nothing worse than a sick child when you don't know what's wrong.

He's not a Cowboy fan is he? That could be a contributing cause.

[litljay]

How about a Dodge Charger, widebody, Scat Pack? Nice inside, lots of power, decent mileage, and masculine. About $50k MSRP I think

I don't know what it is about those cars that turn me off. Not interesting at all to me.

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Not an S, but drove an A8 L with the 3.0T. Man it's a nice car, but felt like an old man land yacht. When I'm 60 maybe that'll be the car .

The closest "S" car is in the bay area, a couple hour drive away for me. May need to make a weekend trip to So Cal and drive one. The price range for a used version is kinda silly, but quite a bit cheaper than new. I'm not real scared of the potential pricey Audi maintenance as long as I can find a low mileage version.
I'm always amazed that there are 3 year old cars with less than 10k miles on them.

If you have an independent mech near you that specializes in German cars its really not that much more expensive. Except tires and brakes. Those are pricey.

[5x10]

Good news 5x10. Nothing worse than a sick child when you don't know what's wrong.

He's not a Cowboy fan is he? That could be a contributing cause.

it didn’t help, we got out of the hospital when the game was on

He had myelitis, his CK blood levels were 1500, supposed to be under 1000 or even lower(1k was what the doc was wanting to release him)
It indicates muscle breakdown, which is why he was in so much pain
Doc said she/they don't know what causes this
Weird flu though, no fever, more like a cold symptom wise

But yeah, seeing him scared like that is heartbreaking
I turned into an absolute **** when I saw this but wouldn’t show it as I didn’t want to scare him more

Thank Sillie, although dems are generally dumb and judgemental, you show they can still serve a purpose

Had a Hoyt bow in College. Sold it about 10 years ago after it collected dust for 10 years. Spent a couple falls in the mountains here and 1 fall in Iowa in a tree. Never killed anything with it. It was a lot of fun to shoot though.



It's not easy 5x. I've had this sport sedan bug before and ultimately passed for my current truck. Here I am again considering a sedan. This time though my truck is only at 80k miles. It's at the point that if I wait another year, I lose about $10k in resell. If I wait a year, might as well wait 2-3 years more. The other kicker is that Sedan's don't hold their value worth a chit. A new Audi S8 runs $120k. A 2017 with 30k miles is about $65k. A 2013 with 60k miles is about $30k. Granted the used Audi comes with a pretty spooky thought of expensive repairs which turns a lot of people off.
Think I'll put my truck for sale locally and see what happens. If it sells, I'll have to get something which will push me in some direction.

My next car will be a Cadillac ct6, used
They just came out with a supercharged ct6, called the Blackhawk (I think)
If I was loaded, I would drop the $90k for one of those

[SillieBazzillie]

it didn’t help, we got out of the hospital when the game was on

He had myelitis, his CK blood levels were 1500, supposed to be under 1000 or even lower(1k was what the doc was wanting to release him)
It indicates muscle breakdown, which is why he was in so much pain
Doc said she/they don't know what causes this
Weird flu though, no fever, more like a cold symptom wise

But yeah, seeing him scared like that is heartbreaking
I turned into an absolute **** when I saw this but wouldn’t show it as I didn’t want to scare him more

Thank Sillie, although dems are generally dumb and judgemental, you show they can still serve a purpose

My next car will be a Cadillac ct6, used
They just came out with a supercharged ct6, called the Blackhawk (I think)
If I was loaded, I would drop the $90k for one of those

Serious good wishes to you and your kid. If my kids noses were stuffed up it freaked me out. Glad it's turned out to be nothing major.

If your boy is looking for a new team, word is there's a juggernaut forming on the east coast...

[SillieBazzillie]

As for the cars, love the Audi A6's. I drive an Infinity G37x and kind of wish I'd splurged for the Audi.

[gixxer0.6g]

Just caught up on thread. That's scary 5x10. Nothing destroys me quite like dealing with stuff like that with my kids. Glad he is okay.

Jay I really liked having a car. They are so much easier of that makes sense. But why not both? That was the best of both worlds. If I had my choices, I'd have a Tesla for my daily and a HD of the Ram brand for moving toys around and on snow days

I could see you in a cyber truck jay. Not gonna lie, its growing on me

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As for the cars, love the Audi A6's. I drive an Infinity G37x and kind of wish I'd splurged for the Audi.

I've got an A6 3.0t with 125k on it. It's been a great car. Wife put 80k on one too with zero non routine maintenance issues.

[redraider86]

When getting the flu is GOOD news!


Happy thanksgiving all!


RR - saw you in Turkey Burn - I rode a 60m PZ instead. Not a Ra Ra Robin fan.

She's not my style either, but I went out the night before and slept past the 8am. Not sure if I've been overtraining or what but I've been so exhausted lately, and with a weirdly high heart rate (Zone 2 = 175 lolwut) May give it a rest for a few more days.

[litljay]

Just caught up on thread. That's scary 5x10. Nothing destroys me quite like dealing with stuff like that with my kids. Glad he is okay.

Jay I really liked having a car. They are so much easier of that makes sense. But why not both? That was the best of both worlds. If I had my choices, I'd have a Tesla for my daily and a HD of the Ram brand for moving toys around and on snow days

I could see you in a cyber truck jay. Not gonna lie, its growing on me

Love the model S. Like engJ I've built one on their website more times than I can count. I've been to Tesla's showroom in San Jose a couple of times. They are gorgeous cars. The cyber truck is ugly, IMO. I think the tech is amazing but not thinking it's something for me in the short run. There is a Tesla charging station just right down the street from where I live. Every weekend, It's full of cars getting charged.

I've got an A6 3.0t with 125k on it. It's been a great car. Wife put 80k on one too with zero non routine maintenance issues.

Good to hear. You don't hear many stories of 100k miles on an Audi at all. Mostly just the horror stories about the $6k brake job.

She's not my style either, but I went out the night before and slept past the 8am. Not sure if I've been overtraining or what but I've been so exhausted lately, and with a weirdly high heart rate (Zone 2 = 175 lolwut) May give it a rest for a few more days.

I'm old now RR, but have learned that rest is important. It's also important to know the difference between needing rest and being lazy . If your riding on Turkey day, I'm pretty sure you're not lazy, so take some time.

[redraider86]

I'm old now RR, but have learned that rest is important. It's also important to know the difference between needing rest and being lazy . If your riding on Turkey day, I'm pretty sure you're not lazy, so take some time.

You're right. Trouble is I've taken the time. I haven't worked out since Thursday and my heart rate is still all sorts of weird and I slept most of today away. I'm going to make an appointment tomorrow and see what's going on.

[litljay]

You're right. Trouble is I've taken the time. I haven't worked out since Thursday and my heart rate is still all sorts of weird and I slept most of today away. I'm going to make an appointment tomorrow and see what's going on.

That's really not a lot of time. You could also be fighting a bug (flu or something). I'm sure you'll get it figured out and back to exercising shortly.
This holiday is a huge lazy holiday for me. A lot of food and booze = nap time often